Rémy Cointreau has announced that Eric Vallat has joined the group as chief executive officer of the House of Rémy Martin. After graduating from the HEC business school in Paris
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A growing number of British consumers are looking to recreate café-quality coffee within the comfort of their own home, reveals new research from Mintel. In a report looking at the
Weber’s Model 4300 Pro-Apply in-line systems combine high-quality label printing and application for economical, fast and accurate pressure-sensitive labelling. The Model 4300 Pro-Apply systems are designed, engineered and assembled by
P.E.T. Engineering was awarded with the ‘Best light-weighting’ for the patented solution ‘swerve neck’ during the Global Beverage Sustainability Awards, at InnoBev 2013. The awards recognize the beverage industry’s best
Diageo has added super-premium tequila brand Peligroso to its portfolio. The move comes just weeks after the company announced that a joint venture with Sean Combs had acquired prestige tequila brand
Every primary school in the UK will be given the chance to learn more about food and where it comes from as part of a major new food education programme.
PepsiCo has announced plans to invest $5 billion in Mexico over the next five years. The investment is designed to further strengthen PepsiCo’s food and beverage business in Mexico, one
The ‘Rise of the Hybrid’ which sees new hybrid products and unconventional flavour combinations, was one of the most exciting food trends examined in the latest ‘T for Trends’ webinar
It is widely known that Ibonhart have been industry leaders in bread slicing and packaging equipment for over 30 years. More recently Ibonhart has refined its core products to provide
New company Doehler Mexico S.A. de C.V. in Mexico becomes the hub for Central America, the U.S. and Canada Broad ingredient portfolio and integrated solutions for the American
Premier Foods has reached a conditional agreement with The Gores Group to operate its Bread business as a stand-alone joint venture, which will trade under the name of Hovis. The
Mondelez International is to invest £75 million on upgrading the Cadbury factory and headquarters at Bournville near Birminghamin the UK. The money will be spent over three years and will
Nestlé is to invest $1 billion in Mexico, building two new factories in the country, which is the sixth largest global market for the company. The five-year investment will fund
This year, 15 food and drink companies from the border regions of Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland will be given the chance to review their opportunities on the German food
Algatechnologies, (Algatech) Israel, announces the successful completion of stability studies for its AstaPure® line of natural astaxanthin products. The research included the successful increase of a recommended retest date for
Emulsifier specialist Palsgaard is pleased to announce that the company is in the process of installing a margarine pilot plant at its facilities in Singapore. Haydee Carlos, Managing Director of
All in All internal invisible barrier system (INTVISIBAR) comprises the latest in surface active control for the minimisation of moisture migration between both bread and meat layers in cooked and
Velona Acti-Salt is a novel all-natural blend, lower in both sodium and potassium, which is used to replace sodium chloride in both bakery and confectionary products. The product comprises natural
Velona SL+ is a natural clean label shelf life extension solution for use in a variety of raw and cooked meat products. Velona SL+ uses the latest in targeted metabolic microbial inhibition
Products sweetened with aspartame are as popular as ever. Recent surveys conducted by Populus Research Ltd have found that in France, 73% of people aged 16 and over buy or
US-based flexible packaging materials manufacturer LPS Industries has extended its product portfolio with the launch of new packaging films ethylene vinyl alcohol (EVOH) and nanoparticles-based ultrathin. Both of the
UK Walmart subsidiary Asda is adopting cloud-based colour solution PantoneLIVE to standardise the company’s brand colours across its global packaging supply chain. PantoneLIVE features a centralised colour management system that
UK-based recycling services provider Viridor is set to invest £25m in a new glass recycling plant in Newhouse, Lanarkshire. To be located adjacent to the M8 motorway, the new plant
A new study has found that packaging aesthetics play a stronger role than branding in influencing the taste preferences of
UK soft drinks group AG Barr has maintained its strong momentum across the final quarter and expects revenue of about
SABMiller‘s Nigerian subsidiary, Intafact Beverages, is to expand its brewery in Onitsha, South Eastern Nigeria. SABMiller made an initial investment
Sensient Food Colors Europe has extended its Cardea range with an even wider choice of bright new colour shades. Sensient’s
Nestlé has entered a strategic partnership with the Singapore government’s Agency for Science, Technology and Research, A*STAR, with the goal
Stevia to Steal Intense Sweetener Market Share by 2017, Reports Mintel and Leatherhead Food Research
Post EU regulations, improved tastes and textures and increased consumer buy in and demand, stevia has been quietly gaining traction
In different food and drink environments it is vital that the correct flooring is chosen for maximum safety and efficiency
Although turnover fell by 3% to Eur49.8 billion, due to adverse currency exchange factors and divestments, Unilever has reported underlying
Carlsberg and selected global suppliers have joined forces to rethink the design and production of packaging material, to develop the
Mondelez International has added Nelson Peltz, chief executive and a founding partner of investment group Trian Fund Management, to its
‘The latest print technologies: gimmick or sound ROI?’ is the hot topic being addressed at this year’s BIG Print Debate,
Month Date Exhibitions 2014 web Sector Location February 4th – 6th Food & Packaging www.messe.no/en/ Food & Packaging Norway
One of Nestlé’s ‘billionaire’ brands, KitKat, is launching its first ever stand-alone boutique, in Japan. Globally, 650 KitKat fingers are
Anheuser-Busch InBev is to reacquire Oriental Brewery, the leading brewer in South Korea, from KKR and Affinity Equity Partners for
CHEP, the global leader in pallet and container pooling services, has revealed that its Collaborative Transportation program removed 2.9 million
Mondelez International has achieved Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) coverage for 100% of the palm oil it bought in
Nestlé UK has created a ‘reminiscence pack’ featuring wrappers and packaging from its confectionary archive to help trigger happy recollections
Six Russell Compact Sieve® units enable Nestlé to screen milk powder on finer meshes without compromising flow rates. With factories or
Food and drink manufacturers that, through excellence and innovation, have helped to lead the UK economy out of the recession
Mintel has announced its expansion into consumer research and trends in Poland and the appointment of two key lead analysts
Marel, the leading global provider of advanced equipment, systems and services to the fish, meat and poultry industries, has promoted Ross Layton
Diageo has announced plans for a £30 million expansion of its Clynelish Distillery in Sutherland, Scotland. In the latest major
Bakkavor, the UK’s leading fresh prepared foods manufacturer, has appointed Mike Edwards as chief operating officer, UK. He will report
Recent food fraud cases, including the sale of horse meat as beef, should prompt the EU to review the functioning
Unilever has agreed to sell its Royal pasta brand in the Philippines to RFM Corporation, one of the biggest diversified
Aspera Solutions specialises in supplying, implementing and supporting ERP and business software solutions for the manufacturing and distribution sectors, with
William Grant & Sons has appointed Caspar MacRae as the new global brand director for Tullamore D.E.W. Irish Whiskey. Tullamore
Bakkavor, the UK’s leading fresh prepared foods manufacturer, has completed the sale of Spring Valley Foods, its South African prepared
In 2014 Arla Foods expects to process more milk for drinking than ever before: 25 billion glasses, enough to potentially serve
A new study, the first of its kind in the UK, indicates that shoppers are more likely to buy healthy
Nestlé USA is among 16 leading US food and beverage companies which sold 6.4 trillion fewer calories in the US
Following the ongoing success of Mr Kipling cake slices, Premier Foods is to invest £20 million in building a new
A new Which? investigation reveals that, a year on from the horsemeat scandal, there is a huge variation in the
The latest UK grocery share figures from Kantar Worldpanel, for the 12 weeks ending 5 January 2014, show Aldi, Lidl and
Consumers of Scotch whisky around the world are being given even greater reassurance that what they buy is the genuine